The newly-established Khalifa University of Science and Technology combines the Masdar Institute
of Science and Technology (MI), Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research
(KUSTAR), and the Petroleum Institute (PI) into one world-class, research-intensive institution,
seamlessly integrating research and education to produce world leaders and critical thinkers in
applied science and engineering.

The Masdar Institute of Science Technology and Petroleum Institute remain as research institutes
at Khalifa University, playing a critical role in the research structure and culture of the university
and serving as interdisciplinary research units focused on long-term strategic priorities.

Research is at the core of KU, as we know research has the power to transform industry, society
and regions KU’s research-focused academics seek to achieve global impact through excellence
in research domains of regional importance.

Center for Teaching and Learning

The Center for Teaching and Learning is dedicated to envision, lead and support educational excellence across Khalifa University.

The Center is embedded within the research culture of the University, and works to:

Empower and support Khalifa University faculty to enhance their capabilities as educators, develop and deploy innovative and student-centric approaches to education, and excel as pedagogic scholars;

Create and sustain transformative educational experiences that positively influence all our students throughout the duration of their academic career, enabling them to reach their full potential, become global citizens, and make immediate and valuable contributions to the knowledge economy;

Make contributions to the research fields of STEM education and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, both globally and locally.

As a Center, we are responsive to the challenges of today and aspirational for the potential of tomorrow.

Our pursuit for educational excellence is an ongoing, planned and contextually-relevant endeavor;

Our impact will be evident across the continuum of education at Khalifa University and will exist in all programs, all levels and all settings;

Our academic activity is evidence-based, threaded within the research-intensive context of Khalifa University, and contributes to pedagogic research;

Our educators are subject matter experts, have pedagogic expertise, are scholarly, reflective and evidenced-based in their teaching and assessment practices;

Our students embrace the challenge of learning and develop the requisite skills and attitudes to succeed in their studies, advance their capabilities as lifelong learners and ultimately have a positive and long-lasting societal impact;

Our formal and informal activities develop student intellectual curiosity and ensure opportunities exist for all our students to succeed;

Our systems and process are aligned to the University’s vision for education and we recognize, reward and celebrate educational excellence in all its forms;

Our culture actively seeks and promotes innovation in education and the diffusion of innovation for University-wide benefit;

Our learning environments are culturally appropriate, demonstrate our affinity with local traditions, and maximize learning opportunities created by our interconnectedness with the global community of scholars.